Grandma Runs!

Grandma Runs: a blog about Fitness, Aging, and Life

Some Random Thoughts…

WARNING: Random thoughts and possibly some stream of consciousness writing ahead! Typically when I sit down to write a blog, I have some sort of plan. I teach my students to pre-write; you have to have a plan! Well, today I don’t have a plan, just some thoughts. Here it goes… First, I want…

June 5, 2013
On Not Running

Not running sucks! It’s as simple as that. For the past four years, I have worked at improving as a middle-aged runner, nurtured friendships by running, maintained my weight by running, and relieved stress by…running. After my big fail at the Derby Mini, I took two weeks off. I had read that one shouldn’t really…

May 23, 2013
Not Quite What I’d Planned…

Yesterday was the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon/Mini Marathon, a day we had planned for since last summer. We had a group of 20 runners who had planned our weekend together, and most in our group were running their first half marathon. There were at least 5-10 other runners from Tell City who would also be…

April 28, 2013
For the Love of Running

Along with most US citizens, my heart has been with everyone who was affected by the bombing at the Boston Marathon Monday. As a runner, I ached for those runners who had family members – who were there to support them – injured or killed. I was so sorry for the over 4000 runners who…

April 20, 2013
Race Shirts

One of the great things about running races is the free t-shirt. Depending upon the race, runners could receive a relatively cheap cotton t-shirt, a dry-fit shirt (that are always in men’s sizes and always big), a long-sleeved t-shirt (my personal fave), or, if one runs a full marathon (which I won’t), a long-sleeved, dry-fit…

March 21, 2013
Running

I have been thinking about running lately. I realize that sounds odd given I run on a regular basis, but I have some new friends who want to begin running, and are working to build up their endurance on the treadmill and elliptical in an effort to meet their goals. I am so excited for…

March 17, 2013
Lessons Learned

It seems my blogs get fewer and fewer as we get busier. I figured I might as well take advantage of being home sick today. I have been plannning to write about the next chapter in our fitness journey, and the lessons we have learned along the way. The past four years, Gary and I…

March 8, 2013
Snow Day!

A few short years ago when I began running, I was not fond of winter at all. I found January and February to be very dreary, and anxiously awaited spring. My friend Jackie and I had really gotten into running in the summer of 2009, and I had told her that I would NOT be…

February 1, 2013
Random Fitness Thoughts

Once again, I have waited much too long between blogs. Life gets hectic; the holidays take over; and that which isn’t completely necessary gets left undone. What that typically means for this blog is that I have much to say. All those crazy thoughts and opinions have been piling up, and once I begin writing,…

January 13, 2013
We’ll Never Understand

As a teacher, I cannot sit back taking in all of the news out of Connecticut without posting my thoughts. Those thoughts are constantly drawn to the families, teachers, students, and faculty who have been so brutally subjected to the worst this world has to offer. I spent Friday and Saturday battling tears as more details were…

December 17, 2012